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Tenders are invited for Development of Market Gardening Perimeters Including Boreholes with Solar Pumps RE-LAUNCH OF LOT 01 Invitation for Bids (IFB) Development of Market Gardening Perimeters Including Boreholes with Solar Pumps (15 Perimeters) Re-launch of Lot 01 IFB No.: AOO No. 08/PACVEAR/2026 Contracting Authority: Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Republic of Guinea-Bissau Project: Agricultural and Rural Value Chains and Entrepreneurship Support Project (PACVEAR) Contract Title: Development of Market Gardening Perimeters Including Boreholes with Solar Pumps (15 Perimeters) Re-launch of Lot 01 Country: Guinea-Bissau Loan/Credit/Grant No.: FAT Loan No. 5900150002651 (PACVEAR GAFSP) GAFSP Grant No. 5570155001301 ADF Grant No. 2100155043376 (PACVEAR GAFSP) Procurement Method: Open Competitive Bidding (OCB) OCB No.: 08/PACVEAR/2026 The Government of the Republic of Guinea-Bissau has received financing from the African Development Bank (AfDB), hereinafter referred to as the Bank, to finance the Agricultural and Rural Value Chains and Entrepreneurship Support Project (PACVEAR) and PACVEAR GAFSP. It intends to use part of the proceeds of this financing to make payments under the contract entitled: Development Works for 24.09 ha of Market Gardening Perimeters in the Gabu Region Relaunch of Lot 01. The Agricultural and Rural Value Chains and Entrepreneurship Support Project (PACVEAR) invites sealed bids from eligible and qualified bidders for the execution of development works for 24.09 ha of market gardening perimeters in the Gabu region Re-launch of Lot 01. Sealed bids shall be submitted by lot and distributed as follows: Lot No. 1: Six (06) market gardening perimeters totaling 24.09 ha Lot Region Sector Village/Site Area to be Developed (ha) Development Option Lot 1 Gabu Gabu Tassilima 2.6 Elevated water reservoir connected to a buried network (PVC or HDPE pipelines) consisting of pressurized pipes and hydrants equipped with watering nozzles, allowing manual sprinkler irrigation of plots. The system is supplied by a borehole with a minimum flow rate of 5 m³/hour. Pitche Copiro 4.09 Same as above Pirada Umaro Bela 6.0 Same as above Gabu Paiama 4.2 Same as above Sonaco Leba 3.2 Elevated water reservoir connected to a buried network (PVC or HDPE pipelines) delivering irrigation water to small reinforced concrete basins of 2 m³ each, positioned within the plots. The system is supplied by a borehole with a minimum flow rate of 5 m³/hour. Sonaco Saucunda 4.0 Same as above The execution period for Lot No. 1 is six (06) dry months, and bidders must meet the award criteria established for Lot No. 1. The procurement process will be conducted through a national open competitive bidding procedure in accordance with the African Development Bank Procurement Framework of October 2015 and is open to all eligible bidders from countries defined in the Procurement Framework. Interested and eligible bidders may obtain further information from the Agricultural and Rural Value Chains and Entrepreneurship Support Project (PACVEAR), attention: National Coordinator, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Estrada Granja de Pessubé, C/O Directorate General of Rural Engineering and Development, Bissau, Guinea-Bissau, Telephone: +245 95 580 48 51 or +245 96 663 3162, Email: pacvearguinebissau@yahoo.com or pdcvguinebissau@hotmail.com, and may inspect the bidding documents at the address below during working hours from 08:30 to 15:30. The bidding document, in French, may be purchased by any interested bidder upon written request to the address below and payment of a non-refundable fee of XOF 75,000 (seventy-five thousand CFA francs) or an equivalent freely convertible currency. Payment may be made in cash or by bank transfer. The bidding document will be sent by airmail for international delivery and/or home delivery locally. Bids must be delivered to the address below no later than 15 July 2026 at 10:00 a.m. (local time). Electronic submission of bids will not be permitted. Late bids will be rejected. Bids will be opened in the presence of bidders representatives and any persons wishing to attend at the address below on 15 July 2026 at 10:30 a.m. (local time). Bids must be accompanied by a bid security in the following amount: Re-launch of Lot No. 1: Development of six (06) market gardening perimeters totaling 24.09 ha in the Gabu region: Fourteen million four hundred twenty thousand (14,420,000) CFA francs. Qualification requirements under the bidding document include: Be a company with at least ten (10) years of existence; Provide financial statements (balance sheets for the years 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, and 2020) certified by a licensed chartered accountant; Average annual construction turnover over the last five (05) years (2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, and 2020) of: Six hundred fifty million (650,000,000) CFA francs; Provide proof of financial capacity amounting to: One hundred forty-five million (145,000,000) CFA francs; General Construction Experience At least five (5) years of experience in civil engineering works (building and public works) as a prime contractor or member of a joint venture. Specific Construction Experience Successfully completed, as a prime contractor or joint venture member, at least two (02) contracts involving the construction or rehabilitation of two (02) market gardening perimeters, each with a minimum area of 20 ha and a minimum contract value of three hundred eighty-five million (385,000,000) CFA francs. The bidder must also possess the personnel and equipment capacities specified in the Bidding Document. The address referred to above is: [Disclaimer: The above text is machine translated. For accurate information kindly refer the original document.] Tender Link : https://www.afdb.org/en/projects-and-operations/procurement
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